Kevin Bronson on December 20th, 2012

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Reasons to procrastinate your holiday shopping:

‣ “The Merry Minstrel Musical Circus” – a benefit for Little Kids Rock and the Tazzy Animal Rescue Fund – brings a huge cast of luminaries to the sold-out Troubadour – Jonathan Wilson, Mike Campbell & Friends, Bob Weir, Jackson Browne and Benmont Tench.
‣ Electro-pop trio Faded Paper Figures (pictured) visit the Satellite behind their new album “The Matter” [see our post from October] – it’s probably the threesome’s last L.A. show until the summer because Kael and Heather Alden are expecting their first child in March. Cinderella Motel, the Georgia Sand and the Long Fall join in the fun.
‣ NYC psych-rockers Psychic Ills rocks the Echo, with Gap Dream and Regal Degal opening.
‣ The Growlers start a three-night run at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, supported by Jail Weddings, Cosmonaut and Restavrant.
‣ And the all-star outfit Camp Freddy rocks the Roxy.

Also:

High On Fire, Sunn O))), Corrosion of Conformity, Black Breath, Dead in the Dirt and Loincloth at the Fonda Theatre
The Herbert Bail Orchestra at Harvard & Stone
Franklin Bruno and Bikos at Echo Country Outpost
Tic Tic Boom! and Ballerina Black at the Silverlake Lounge
Petty Cash at the Roxy: On the Rox
Thomas Nicholas Band, Travis Clark, Rocco Deluca, TNB, Mots Nouveaux and Nathan Ray at the Viper Room
Sonata Arctica at the Whisky
The Blood, White Flag Down, Toughskins, Rough Kids, Politzkitzo, NoFace, Tia P and Bootsy Collins at the Key Club
Don Tiki at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Donny & Marie Osmond at the Pantages Theatre
Caleb Quaye at the Catalina Bar & Grill
WeDidIt, Shlohmo, RL Grime, Goundislava, Ryan Hemsworth, D33J, Juj and Nick Melons at the Echoplex
The Static Age at Los Globos
Casey Crescenzo, Ringside and Clark Graham at the Hotel Café
Imiuswi Aborigine at the Mint
The Club Pacific Band and Miss M.E. at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Final Countdown at the Airliner
The Bourbon Saints, Strange Imperial and Dane Drewis at Saint Rocke
T. Mills at the Constellation Room
The Devious Means, Midnight Hour, York, Heavy Petal and Breach the Summit at the House of Blues Anaheim
Brian Setzer Orchestra at the Fox Theater
Chris Standring and Kathrin Shorr at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Chuckie at the Yost Theater